College of the Redwoods
Strategic Plan (SP)
SP.4 Technological Relevance
Technology Plan 2014-2015
Goal 4: Technology
Education Master Plan (EP)
EP.4 Maintain Technological Relevance
Objectives
1. Improve technology infrastructure to support all college
operations.
2. Improve instructional labs to support effective teaching and
learning.
3. CTE programs will have technology relevant to their
disciplines.
4. Improve efficiency through technology.
5. Improve data gathering and utilization to support
instructional, student service, & administrative decision making.
1. Lab equipment and technology effectively supports instructional
needs.
2. Update the comprehensive technology replacement plan.
3. Enhance distance education or eLearning.
4. Effectively utilize technology in teaching.
Technology Plan – Goal 1: Support Student Success through Effective Technologies
Objectives
1.1 Improve access to technologies used
by students, faculty and staff
1.2 Provide training of new and existing
technologies so that faculty and staff
can effectively support teaching and
learning
1.3 Facilitate effective deployment of
distance education
Actions to be taken
Develop technology replacement
plan.
Timeline
Spring 2015
Indicators
Is plan funded?
Link
EP.4.
1
Implement wireless network
Encourage 3CDUG participation for
data owners.
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
Participants at
3CDUG
EP4.1
,
SP4.3
Provide in-house training of add-on
software.
Fall 2014
Participant
evaluations
Pilot Elucian training ‘libraries’.
Implement Sakai replacement.
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Trainings held
Student
satisfaction
Hire one additional TSS support
Fall 2014
staff dedicated to instruction.
Technology Plan – Goal 2: Maintain and improve CR’s technology infrastructure
Evaluation/Indica
Objectives
Actions to be taken
Timeline
tors
2.1 Develop and implement a
Upgrade out of Windows XP into
Fall 2014
#machines with
comprehensive technology
Windows 7
XP?
replacement plan
2.2 Revise and implement the disaster
Incorporate SAN to improve backup Spring 2015 Does SAN backup
recovery plan
efficiency.
all servers?
2.3 Benchmark infrastructure
performance and continually assess
improvement
Purchase safe to store media.
Fall 2014
Backup to USB Drive
Implementation (until SAN
completed).
Continually improve infrastructure:
Domain Controller Upgrade
Fall 2014
EP4.1
EP4.3
EP4.4
SP4.4
Link
EP4.1
EP4.2
SP4.2
SP4.1
SP4.4
Is safe being
used?
Is USB drive in
place?
SP4.1
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
Technology Plan – Goal 3: Support technology needs of non-instructional departments across the district
Evaluation/Indica
Objectives
Actions to be taken
Timeline
tors
3.1 Support electronic communication of Email Server replacement.
Spring 2015 Full deployment?
all programs at CR by providing and
maintaining appropriate tools
WebServer CMS upgrade.
Fall 2014
# authorized
users
3.2 Gather technology needs of each
Develop assessment instruments
Fall 2014
Has survey been
program and incorporate into
and plan for regular evaluation.
developed?
technology planning
Administer, analyze, and discuss
Spring 2015 What
results.
recommendation
are suggested?
Technology Plan – Goal 4: Improve staff resources and professional development
Evaluation/Indica
Objectives
Actions to be taken
Timeline
tors
4.1 Ensure that staff receive up-to-date
Each member of IT will engage in at Spring 2015 How many
training on a continuous basis
least one training relevant to their
trainings were
job (conference, webinar, etc.) each
attended?
year.
4.2 Appropriate staffing levels
Update job descriptions.
Spring 2015 How many
descriptions are
Hire dedicated instructional
Fall 2014
outdated?
support (DE).
Has position
been filled?
Link
SP4.4
SP4.5
Link
SP4.4
EP4.4